November 16, 2008

Lions Win QBFL Championship In Exciting 17-8 Victory Over St. Leonard

The North Shore Lions have won the QBFL Championship for 2008 in an exciting 17-8 edge-of-your-seat victory over St. Leonard.  The game was filled with excitement and drama as it was literally either team's game to be won up until the end of the fourth quarter. 

The Lions realized quite quickly that they were clearly facing a team that had done its homework and was ready to give them a fight worthy of a championship game as the Cougars went into halftime with an 8-7 advantage.  The second half was also a hard fought battle between the two teams until Andrew Hopkins (19 carries for 163 yards) broke free for 85 yards down the sideline for his second TD of the game which sealed St. Leonard's fate from that point on.  Shawn Steen later added a field goal to go along with his two converts to ensure the win for North Shore.  Also turning in a strong game for the offence was Ernst Pierre with 15 carries for 63 yards along with receivers Chris Cione, Jordan Tyrell and Kyeon Nicely who each came up with a reception.

Although the Cougars mounted an impressive running game against the Lions defense, North Shore's "Big D" did manage to come up big when it counted most as they stopped St. Leonard on at least 3 goal-line stands deep in their own end.  Leading the defense was Dimitri Divolis with 10 tackles.  Thomas Quinn registered 9 tackles and an interception while Shawn Steen got 8 tackles and an interception as well.   Killian Moore came up with an interception of his own and a total of 6 QB sacks were shared amongst Trevor Cernivz, whose efforts earned him the defensive game MVP award, Kadeem Nurse, Glody Bomolo, Kyle McGuigan, Francis Chiquette, Dimitri Divolis and Kasey Fukunaga. 

The Lions will now be enjoying a well deserved break after an exhausting season and will soon be getting things ready for the upcoming 2009 campaign.  The team banquet is expected to be held sometime in February.  More details will be posted when they are available.

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